[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Hales Corners as §§ 15.06 and 15.11 of the Municipal Code; amended in its entirety 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-15. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public highway or private or public property for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Whenever any vehicle has been left unattended without the permission of the property owner for more than 48 hours, the vehicle is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
A. 
Any vehicle in violation of this section shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under Subsection B, except that if the Chief of Police determines that the cost of towing and storage charges for the impoundment would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle may be junked by the municipality prior to expiration of the impoundment period upon determination by the Chief of Police that the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or other reason.
B. 
Any abandoned vehicle shall be retained in storage for a period of 10 days after certified mail notice has been sent to the owner and lienholders of record to permit reclamation of the vehicle after payment of accrued charges. Thereafter, the Village may dispose of any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Chief of Police to have a value in excess of $100 at a public auction. Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Chief of Police to have a value less than $100 may be disposed of by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer. Before any sale can be consummated, the Chief of Police must determine that the vehicle is not reported stolen. Within five days after the disposal of a vehicle as herein provided, the Chief of Police shall advise the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation of such disposal on a form supplied by said Division.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C. 
The owner of any abandoned vehicle except a stolen vehicle is responsible for the abandonment and all costs of impounding and disposing of the vehicle. Costs not recovered from the sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the Village against the owner.
A. 
Sale.
(1) 
The owner of any property used or zoned for residential purposes in the Village pursuant to the Village Zoning Code may permit no more than a total of three motor vehicles to be offered or exposed for sale on such property during any calendar year.
(2) 
No one shall offer or expose for sale a motor vehicle on property used or zoned for residential purposes without the written permission of the owner of such property.
(3) 
No one shall offer or expose for sale a motor vehicle on property used or zoned for residential purposes during any calendar year where three motor vehicles have been offered or exposed for sale on that property during the calendar year.
B. 
Repair.
(1) 
The owner of any property used or zoned for residential purposes in the Village pursuant to the Village Zoning Code may permit no more than four motor vehicles to be repaired on such property during any calendar year.
(2) 
No one shall repair a motor vehicle on any property used or zoned for residential purposes without the written permission of the owner of such property.
(3) 
No one shall repair a motor vehicle on any property used or zoned for residential purposes during any calendar year where four motor vehicles have been repaired on such property during that calendar year.
C. 
The term "motor vehicle" as used in this section shall mean that term as it is defined by § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person except a licensee of a motor vehicle dealer's license issued under the Wisconsin Statutes shall accumulate or store or allow to remain outside of any building on real estate located within the Village for a period of more than 10 days or dump, deposit or otherwise abandon upon any property or upon any highway, street, road, alley or way within the Village any used motor vehicles, as "motor vehicle" is defined by the Wisconsin Statutes, or any detached part or parts thereof for which no current registration fee has been paid under state statutes or which, if paid, does not have properly attached thereto under state statutes a current license plate or plates if so required and which is in condition which would mechanically prevent its immediate operation upon any public highway or its operation thereon would be in violation of the law. Each day that any used motor vehicle as herein defined or any detached part or parts thereof shall be accumulated or stored or allowed to remain contrary to these provisions shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. This section shall not apply to a licensed and registered special interest vehicle and parts car regulated pursuant to § 341.266(4), Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Any person violating § 423-1 or 423-2 of this chapter, in addition to the costs required under § 423-1C, shall also be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Any person violating § 423-3 of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-4 of this Code, excepting that the forfeiture for a first offense shall not be less than $50 and a forfeiture for a second offense shall not be less than $60.